Bracket for supporting trays.



D. C. STAFFORD.

BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING TRAYS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1915.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

DANN C. STAFFORD, 0F CORTLAND, NEW YORK.

BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING TRAYS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

Application filed June 17, 1915. Serial No. 34,683.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANN C. STnrroRD, a citizen of the United States,resldlng at Cortland, in the county of Cortland, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Brackets for SupportingTrays; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in brackets forsupporting trays,

and has for its object to so construct a device of this character thatthe same may be clamped to the head of a bed so as to support a tray inconvenient reach of a person occupying the bed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which can be easily and quickly attached to a bed, andadjusted to suit the convenience of the person occupying the bed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a bracket of thisnature which is wholly constructed from light metal, thus assuring asanitary device.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, combination, formation and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described in the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is a detail perspective view of a modified form of clamp.

Referring to the drawing 1 indicates the clamp adapted to be clamped tothe head post of a wooden bed, and is provided with asocket 2, thepurpose of which will appear later.

An elbow 3 is provided and has threaded in its lower end a pintle 4,which rotatably engages the socket 2, said elbow having threaded in itsupper end a tubular arm 5, which is disposed in horizontal relation, andhas threaded on its outer end an elbow 6.

Also threaded in the elbow 6 is a tubular horizontal arm 7 which isthreaded in a connection 8, said connection being provided with avertically disposed threaded projection 9, which is engaged in the lowerend of the T-connection 10, which is interiorly threaded, whereby theconnection 10 may be rotated, but the threaded connection between thesame and the projection 9 will prevent said connection from swinging toofreely.

Threaded in the branch 11 of the T-connection 10 is a horizontal arm 12,which supports the rectangular frame 13, said frame being formed fromlight tubular metal.

The modified form of clamp, as shown in Fig. 4: of the drawing consistsof a socket member 14, which is adapted to receive the pintle 4, whenthe bracket is used in connection with a bed having a metal head. Theclamp consists of jaws 15 and 16, the latter being formed integral withthe socket member 14. Both of said jaws are provided with semi-circularrecesses 17 for engaging a bar of the head when the jaws are clamped.

In use the tray is placed upon the frame 13 so that the flanges of thetray will rest upon the side and end bars of the frame, therebypreventing the tray from sliding off the frame.

It will be of course obvious that the frame 13 may be made circular inshape for supporting a circular tray.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a bracket has beenprovided and is so constructed that a tray containing food may beconveniently supported for use by a person occupying the bed.

What is claimed is A bracket of the class described comprising a clamphaving a socket, a pintle ro tatably engaged in the socket, an elbowconnected to the pintle, an arm consisting of angularly disposedsections supported by the elbow, a threaded extension carried by onesection of the arm, a T-connection threaded upon the extension, an armcarried by the T-connection, and a rectangular frame consisting oftubular sections supported by the last named arm for removablysupporting a tray, whereby said tray may be swung in opposite directionsupon rotation of the T- connection.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

DANN O. STAFFORD.

Witnesses:

SPERRY L. SNOW, Mnmn OLD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents,

. Washington, D. 0..

